Lemon fork a salutary utensil for serving lemon wedges

ABSTRACT

Bar tenders and waitresses serve lemon with a beverage. There has been at least one case of polluted lemon wedges attributed to handling and numerous other cases of undesirable service. 
     The present invention features a salutary utensil for serving a lemon wedge without touching it. It is a lemon fork. It has tines and a slot at some angle to the tines. A server can fork a lemon wedge. Then orient the slot downward and place it on a glass. It is easy to use. It can be molded, machined or stamped.

CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

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STATEMENT REGARDING FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH OR DEVELOPMENT

None.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

There has been at least one case of polluted lemon wedges attributed tohandling. I was served ½ a lemon wedge in ice tea. It is desirable tohave a lemon wedge pierced before squeezing.

BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The object of this invention is offer a more salutary method of servinglemon wedges with a drink. It is a salutary utensil.

Tines are provided for engaging and piercing a lemon wedge.

A method of affixing it to a drinking vessel is included.

Serving is accomplished without touching the lemon wedge.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWING

Drawings of the lemon fork are shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 on page 7

The lemon fork can be manufactured by machining, die set, clicker cut ormolding.

FIG. 1 shows a design adept to all of the above.

FIG. 2 is a more fancy design suitable for molding only.

Items 1 and 2 point to special design features of the lemon forks shownin FIG. 1 and FIG. 2.

Item 1 points to a tine for insertion into a lemon wedge.

Item 2 designates a variable slot for engagement with a glass or othercontainer.

FIG. 3 on page 8 is a 3D view of the lemon fork.

FIG. 4 on page 9 is a photo of a lemon wedge as served with a drink.

1. A flat utensil with two tines and a slot at a right angle there to.2. A utensil of variable thickness with two tines and a variable slot atan angle there to.
 3. A utensil with a variable width slot toaccommodate different containers.